Teresa Ribera, the European Commission's executive vice president for clean, just and competitive transition, discusses European competitiveness at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Europe should do more to implement Russian sanctions, according to a leading European Commissioner speaking at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Europe is buying Russian gas at record rates and LNG volumes totalled 17.8 million tonnes last year, up two million tonnes year-on-year, which is funding Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Von der Leyen insisted that the United States remains an important partner, taking a conciliatory tone in a speech to the annual meeting of global elites in Davos, Switzerland. The EU's "first priority will be to engage early, discuss common interests, and be ready to negotiate" with Trump, she said.
Officials and business executives at the annual gathering in Switzerland said the fight against global climate change would continue with or without the United States.
The European Union signalled its readiness to engage and negotiate with US President Donald Trump, warning of the need to avoid a trade conflict that would hurt both sides and the global economy.
Energy prices have skyrocketed across the EU due to the disruption of cheap supplies from Russia, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 16th, 2024. The World Economic Forum officially began on Monday, but it's Tuesday when the event really kicks off.
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